Rose Romano

Rose Romano
Born1951
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityItalian
Genrepoetry, fiction, essays
Notable worksVendetta (1992)
The Wop Factor (1994)
La bella figura: a choice (1994)
You'll never have me like you want me (2016)
Neither Seen nor Heard (2016)
Beyond the Leash (2017)
In braccio alla mamma (2019)

Rose Romano (born 1951) is an Italian-American poet, novelist, essayist, and editor. She founded and edited the journal la bella figura, which promoted the work of Italian-Americans. After a brief but successful run, she folded the journal when she decided to live in Italy. Before leaving the United States, she edited an anthology of poems that had appeared in the journal. She is the author of several novels and volumes of poetry, and her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.[1]

  1. ^ LaGumina, Salvatore J.; et al., eds. (2003). The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 346, 479, 700, 701. ISBN 9781135583330.